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Patented Feb. I3, I900. U. A. GREGG.

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(Application filed Mar. 30, 1899.)

(No-Model.)

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ATENT UNION A. GREGG, OF PARIS, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,325, dated February13, 1900.

Application filed March 30, 1899. Serial No. 711,085. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, UNION A. GREGG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paris, in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Gate,of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in gates.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofgates and to provide simple and efficient means for enabling a gate tobe readily opened at a distance from it without dismounting or leaving avehicle.

A further object of the invention is to cushion the opening and closingmovementof a gate and to enable the latter to be operated to open orclose it completely by a single movement of an operatinglever.

The invent-ion consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illus trated inthe accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims heretoappended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view'ofthe inner portion of the gate. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of theinner portion of the gate.

Like numerals of reference design ate correspondin g parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a swinging gate provided with a tubularinner end bar2, andpreferably composed of a tubular frame having its top and bottom portionsupported by vertical bars 3, perforated for the reception of wires 4:,which form the body portion of the gate. The tubular end bar 2 isarranged in an eye et of the upper portion of a hinge-post 5, and thelower end of the bar 2 is provided with a ball-bearing. Thisball-bearing, which enables the gate to swing freely, consists of aball-cup 0, mounted upon the post 5, and a bearing-cone 7, arrangedwithin the lower end of the tubular bar 2 and supported uponantifrictionballs 8. The lower end of the tubular end bar 2 is enlargedto form a cap for the hearing, and the cup is provided with acentrallyarranged vertically-disposed stem 9, extending through thebearing-cone and forming the lower pintle of the gate. The stem 9 isproment with the keepers.

vided with a horizontal extension 10, passing through a perforation ofthe hinge-post, and threaded to receive nuts 11 and 12 for engaging thesame.

Within the upper portion of the tubular end bar 2 is arranged a verticalshaft 11 provided at its top with an arm 12, which is connected with theoperating mechanism, and at a point between its ends the shaft carries apair of diverging arms 13, which are connected with a reciprocatinglatch 14. The diverging arms 13 are connected with a threaded shank 15,extending through a horizontal slot 16 of the end bar 2, and when theshaft 11 is rotated in either direction the arms 13 retract the latchand disengage the same either from a keeper 1? of a main latch-post 18or a keeper 19 of a supplemental latch-post 20, the gate being held inits open and closed positions to prevent it from accidentally closingwhen a vehicle is passing through the gateway.

The reciprocating latch consists of a rod guided on the gate and havingits outer end provided with a return-bend, forming a loop and guided onthe front end bar. This rod is provided with front and rear stops 21 and22. The stop 22 engages the front end bar and limits the outwardmovement of the latch, and the inner stop 21 forms a bearing for aspring 23, whichalso abuts against one of the vertical bars 3, wherebythe latch is rendered spring-actuated and is maintained in engage- Thearms 12 and 13 are shown extending, respectively, in rear and in advanceof the rear end bar 2 of the gate; but they may be reversed, if desired.The arm 12 is connected by a wire 24: or similar connection with a pairof levers 25, fulcrumed between their ends on uprights 26 and havingtheir lower ends shaped into handles. The upper ends of the levers areconnected, by wires 27, carrying a coiled spring 28, which is attachedto their inner adjacent ends to form a cushion to facilitate an easyopening and closing of the gate. a

The invention has the following advantages: The gate, which is simpleand comparatively inexpensive in construction, is supported by aball-bearing, and the operating mechanism is cushioned and is adapted toopen and close the gate by a single oscillation of the operating-levers.The bearing is dust and water proof, and the arms of the shaft, whichare connected, respectively, with the operating mechanism and the latch,may be reversed.

The arms 13 are connected with the inner end of the latch by a pair ofchains 29, and the shaft 11 is provided with an annular flange 30,forming a cap or hood and extending over the upper end of the bar 2 andadapted to shed Water and prevent the same from entering the bearing.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction mayberesorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination of a swinging gate having a tubular end bar, a shaftjournaled therein, a latch connected with the lower portion of theshaft, and operating mechanism connected with the upper portion of theshaft and adapted to rotate the same, whereby the latch is operated andthe gate is opened and closed, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a swinginggate having a tubular end bar provided with a slot, a springactuatedlatch mounted on the gate, a shaft journaled in the tubular end bar, apair of arms connected with the shaft through the said slot and alsoconnected with the latch, and operating mechanism for rotating theshaft, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a gate having a tuprovided with a bearing-conearranged upon the balls, a shaft journaled within the upper portion ofthe tubular end bar and-provided with a cap covering the same, a latchconnected with the shaft, and operating mechanism for rotating thelatter, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a gate having a tubular end bar, a shaft journaledtherein and provided with upper and lower arms, a latch connected withthe lower arms, a pair of operating-levers fulcru med on suitablesupports at points between their ends, and the upper and lowerconnections between the levers, the upper connection being provided withcoiled springs and the lower connection being attached to the upper armof the shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

UNION A. GREGG.

